Terms Used In Tennessee Code 12-3-307

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State agency: means any state governmental entity, other than the central procurement office and those state entities exempted by §. See Tennessee Code 12-3-201

Contracting state agencies that establish the procedural and administrative accountability requirements shall apply these requirements to all matching funds. The established procedural and administrative requirements shall remain in effect for the entire fiscal year covered by the third party contract, and no contracting agency shall modify or amend these procedures without the state agency‘s approval.